By Brad Brooks and Shannon Stepleton UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -The grief-wrenched Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday began burying its dead from the bloodiest U.S. school shooting in a decade, with funerals for a pair of slain 10-year-old girls who were among the 19 students and two teachers killed one week ago. Separate memorial services, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South Korean boy band BTS, a fundraising juggernaut for U.S. social justice causes, met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday to discuss hate crimes targeting Asians. The K-pop stars made brief statements to reporters prior to the meeting, calling for a halt to crimes targeting Asian Americans. “We were …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is planning a media blitz to lift his sagging opinion poll numbers before November’s congressional election, promoting his management of America’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to cool spiraling inflation. Biden’s meeting with Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to discuss inflation …
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By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Jurors considering the opposing lawsuits from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard deliberated for hours on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation fight that aired unsettling details about their troubled marriage. The seven-person jury is expected to resume their discussions on Wednesday morning in Fairfax County Circuit …
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(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would substantially reduce the cost of building wind and solar energy projects on federal lands to help spur renewable energy development and address climate change. The new policy comes after years of lobbying from clean power developers who argued that lease rates and fees for facilities …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York Times disqualify himself and order a new trial. The former Alaska governor said in March that U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff set …
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(Reuters) – A total of 10 bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature intended to tighten gun control, including one that would raise the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday. State lawmakers will consider the proposals following two mass shootings in …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man who planned to join Islamic State and attacked an FBI agent may be sentenced on Tuesday to a longer prison term after a federal appeals court called his 17-year sentence “shockingly low.” Fareed Mumuni, 27, pleaded guilty in 2017 to discussing plans to travel overseas to join …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is looking at executive actions that he can take to combat gun violence, the White House said on Tuesday. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not provide details. She said Biden does not support a ban on all handguns in the aftermath of a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (Reporting …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The short-term impact on inflation of a possible decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to cancel some student loans is likely to be small, a top aide said on Tuesday. White House National Economic Council director Brian Deese said during a press briefing that Biden has not made a final decision on …
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